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Robert L. Simons Collection

Collection

Identifier: 1998-05-05-B

Overview

Robert Lewis Simons was a military and commercial pilot in the mid-twentieth century. The Collection is comprised of materials relating to Simons’ career , including log books, military records, photographs, and films.

Dates: 1925-1972; Majority of material found within 1938-1948

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

James H. Smith Aviation Photograph Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2023-06-20

Overview

James Hamilton Smith (1913-2002) attended the Boeing School of Aeronautics and worked in the field of aviation as a government contractor for the Boeing Company, as well as the Defense Contract Administration Services. This small collection consists primarily of black-and-white photographs that were either taken or collected by Smith during his time at the Boeing School, as well as throughout his career in aviation, which spanned from the early 1930s to the late 1960s.

Dates: 1928-1965

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Judy Evans Sowell United Airlines Flight Attendant Collection

Collection — Box: One

Identifier: 2008-11-09

Contents of the Collection The Judy Evans Sowell United Airlines Flight Attendant Collection is comprised of textual materials collected by Sowell during her 1965-1993 career with United Airlines (UAL) as a flight attendant. The collection includes assorted UAL materials, including airline maps, decals, menus, employee documentation, such as pay stubs and recognition letters; instructional materials for stewardesses (1965); and a June 23, 1990 letter from UAL celebrating Sowell's 25th anniversary with the...

Dates: 1965-1990

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

James Sterling Commercial Airlines Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 1992-01-21

Contents of the Collection The James Sterling Commercial Airlines Collection is comprised of commercial airline ephemera printed between 1930 and 1990, such as route maps, flight schedules, postcards, flight kits, decals, catalogs, brochures, air sickness bags and calendars. The materials were items provided to customers by various airlines, predominantly ones with international routes, including: Pan American World Airways, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, TWA, Northwest Orient Airlines, Mexicana De Aviacion,...

Dates: 1940s to 1980s

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Eris Swarthout Trans World Airlines Flight Attendant Collection

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: 2011-03-25

Contents of the Collection

The collection is comprised of a photograph and a business card relating to Eris Swarthout's 1943-1945 time as a Trans World Airlines (TWA) flight attendant. The black-and-white portrait of Swarthout in her TWA uniform is 4x6". It includes a stamp on the reverse that reads "TWA photo" as well as "Eris Swarthout" written in pen across the top. There is also a TWA business card for "Miss Eris Swarthout" with the job title of "Air Hostess, Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc."

Dates: 1943-1945

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Tami Dias Commercial Airlines Collection

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: 2024-07-05

Contents of the Collection The Tami Dias Commercial Airlines Collection is a small collection of textual materials primarily related to Sabena and Trans World Airlines (TWA), 1978-1982. It includes a 1978 certificate for Sabena's inaugural flight between Atlanta and Brussels, Sabena instructional documents, "Terms and Definitions Relative to the Jet," and "Station Training for the Boeing 707-131," and a 1982 TWA interoffice correspondence about the first meeting of the Clerical Task Force. Also present is a JFK...

Dates: 1978-1982

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Roy and Margaret Thrush Commercial Airlines Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2019-09-10

Contents of the Collection The Roy and Margaret Thrush Commercial Aviation Collection is a small collection that focuses mainly on Roy Thrush's 20-year career as a commercial pilot for TWA with a much smaller focus on his brief time at Lufthansa. The bulk of the collection is textual documents, including pilot logs; employee documents, including correspondence, memos, and schedules; membership cards; and a partial TWA pilot's manual. There are also 16 photographs, most of which depict aircraft. Identified aircraft...

Dates: 1937-1970; Majority of material found within 1940s-1950s

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Bruce Whitman Aviation Art Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2021-04-16-A

Overview

The Bruce Whitman Aviation Art Collection is a collection of artwork including a drawing, posters, lithographs, photographs, and advertisements primarily related to American military aviation from about 1917 to the early 1950s.

Dates: circa 1917-1953

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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Robert L. Simons Collection

James H. Smith Aviation Photograph Collection

Judy Evans Sowell United Airlines Flight Attendant Collection

James Sterling Commercial Airlines Collection

Eris Swarthout Trans World Airlines Flight Attendant Collection

Tami Dias Commercial Airlines Collection

Roy and Margaret Thrush Commercial Airlines Collection

Bruce Whitman Aviation Art Collection

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